Course handbook

Description

This course is focused on consolidating student’s knowledge and skills in the areas of professional knowledge, practice and engagement, across all Key Learning Areas with a focus on inclusion and equity. A key focus is on gathering evidence aligned with the Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL) standards to demonstrate an advanced understanding of all elements of the profession, although the emphasis will be on assessment and reporting (Elements 4 and 5) and professional engagement (Elements 6 and 7). This course builds on students’ experiences with the placements undertaken in the previous three years of their teacher education program. It helps students to recognise and understand how coursework and research forms the foundation of high quality teaching and assessment practice by connecting what is studied at university and how that transfers to in classrooms and schools. Students will have the opportunity to engage in the wider school community whilst demonstrating an advanced understanding of the K-6 classroom context.

3. Engage in critical reflection on their development and learning as an ethical teacher in productive professional learning communities.

4. Develop strategies for identifying professional learning strengths and needs, critical reflection, individual and collegial support, engagement with the wider school community and the world beyond the classroom/school.

5. Engage in the full life of school including student sport, playground supervision, faculty/grade/stage meetings and school activities and functions.

6. Demonstrate the attainment of all Australian Professional Teacher Standards through professional experience.

Content

1. Being the professional teacher who acknowledges and embraces school culture and context.

2. Meeting responsibilities and expectations when engaging with parents and the wider community.

3. Working with colleagues and the community to enhance quality teaching and professional learning.

4. Designing and implementing an issues based curriculum.

5. Connecting teacher education coursework and research to K-6 teaching and learning.

6. Identifying and addressing professional learning needs.

7. Developing and working in a professional learning community.

8. Maintaining an online professional identity via positive use of social media.

Review of Progress

In addition to meeting the University's overall requirements for academic progression, students enrolled in these program(s) must satisfactorily complete this course in order to progress in their program.

Requisites

You must meet the teacher ed admission milestone, be active in 12367 or 12215 & have completed 270 units including EDUC2186, EDUC3186, EDUC4748, EDUC4749 & EDUC4750. If you have successfully completed EDUC4185 you cannot enrol in this course.

Students must have successfully completed 270 units.

Students must have successful passed LANTITE to enrol in this course (https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/)

Assessment items

Report: Professional Experience Report

Portfolio: E-portfolio (incorporating Teacher Performance Assessment)

Compulsory Requirements

In order to pass this course, each student must complete ALL of the following compulsory requirements:

General Course Requirements:

Lecture: Attendance Requirement - Students must attend a minimum number of these sessions.

Contact hours

Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst

Lecture

Face to Face On Campus 12 hour(s) per Term Full Term

Students must attend 6 one-hour lectures (or 3 two-hour lectures) that contain information directly pertinent to their placement. Check the course Blackboard site for days and times of these must-attend lectures.

Practicum

Face to Face Off Campus 30 hour(s) per Week for 10 Weeks

50 day full time professional experience component.

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